My Own United States (1918)
1h 20m
Running Time
April 7, 1918Release Date
Plot.
When his son is reluctant to fight for democracy Philip Nolan II shares with him the secret he has long held, the treason of the first Philip Nolan "The Man Without a Country." He explains how the elder Nolan played into the hands of Aaron Burr; how Thomas Jefferson was elected president over Burr; how Alexander Hamilton prevented the conscienceless Burr becoming governor of New York; the duel between Hamilton and Burr; how Philip Nolan was later arrested on his wedding night for aiding Burr, who had conspired to start a rival government in the south to wage war against the United States, and how he was later banished from the United States for saying "Damn the United States! I wish I might never hear its name again," and how Philip Nolan died kissing the flag of the country he had execrated. Understanding how important freedom is the younger Nolan rushes to enlist.
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Cast & Crew.

Arnold Daly
Lt. Philip Nolan I, II, III, IV

Sidney Bracey
Capt. Rene Gautier

Eddie Dunn
Gen. Wilkinson

Claude Cooper
William Bayard

Mary Carr
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton

Anna Lehr
Agnes Churchill

Frederick Truesdell
Mr. Pendleton

Charles E. Graham
Col. Aaron Burr

Duncan McRae
Gen. Alexander Hamilton

P.R. Scammon
President Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Donnelly
Gen. George Churchill

John Levering
Justice Col. George Morgan

F.C. Earle
Andrew Jackson

William V. Miller
Mr. Van Ness

Shorty Hamilton
Lt. Gaines

Richard Wangermann
Dr. Hossack

Fred Herzog
Adm. Stephen Decator

Frank Murray
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Gerald Day
President Abraham Lincoln

Jack Burns
The prosecutor

Marie Du Chette
Natalie Somers

Helen Milholland
Theodosia Burr

Mrs. Allen Walker
Mrs. Nolan

Baby Carr
Baby Hamilton

James A. Furey
John Nolan

John W. Noble
Director

Edward Everett Hale
Story

Anthony Paul Kelly
Scenario Writer

Herbert Oswald Carleton
Director of Photography

W. Bruce Bradley
Art Direction

William L. Sherrill
Presenter
Details.
This Movie Is About.
freedom
lost film
early america
Wiki.
My Own United States is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Arnold Daly, Charles E. Graham, and Duncan McRae. It is based on the short story "The Man Without a Country" by Edward Everett Hale. It was distributed by Metro Pictures.
The original story, with its strong patriotic theme, was written during the American Civil War in order to increase public support for the Union cause; the film had a like function with regard to World War I, in which the United States was deeply involved at the time.